Brevan Howard - Revision history

Josh Leeson: /* Activities */

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Melissa Jones: /* Political donations */

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Political donations

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Melissa Jones at 15:31, 24 June 2012

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Melissa Jones: /* Activities */

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Melissa Jones: /* People */

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 :In a month in which equity markets worldwide have seen declines of more than 10 per cent, the gain comes as a vindication for the $32bn London-based fund manager, which for more than a year – like many of its peers – has struggled to make headway in volatile conditions. <ref> Sam Jones, [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/60634250-cf02-11e0-86c5-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz1ibGtuAVV Brevan Howard capitalises on turmoil], Financial Times, 25 August 2011, acc 15.12.2011 </ref>
-In a legal battle between [[Chris Rokos]], a former employee, and Brevan, it was revealed that Rokos had been paid about $900 million (roughly £600 million) in his ten years at the hedge fund and that in 2011, the year before he left, he generated $1.2 billion in trading profits (30 percent of the returns) for Brevan's main fund that year.<ref> Miles Johnson [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b57b21de-a183-11e4-bd03-00144feab7de.html Brevan Howard settles dispute with star trader Rokos] ''Financial Times'', 21 January 2015, accessed 5 May 2015.</ref>
+In a legal battle between [[Chris Rokos]], a former co-founder, and Brevan, it was revealed that Rokos had been paid about $900 million (roughly £600 million) in his ten years at the hedge fund and that in 2011, the year before he left, he generated $1.2 billion in trading profits (30 percent of the returns) for Brevan's main fund that year.<ref> Miles Johnson [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b57b21de-a183-11e4-bd03-00144feab7de.html Brevan Howard settles dispute with star trader Rokos] ''Financial Times'', 21 January 2015, accessed 5 May 2015.</ref>
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 :In a month in which equity markets worldwide have seen declines of more than 10 per cent, the gain comes as a vindication for the $32bn London-based fund manager, which for more than a year – like many of its peers – has struggled to make headway in volatile conditions. <ref> Sam Jones, [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/60634250-cf02-11e0-86c5-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz1ibGtuAVV Brevan Howard capitalises on turmoil], Financial Times, 25 August 2011, acc 15.12.2011 </ref>
 ===Political donations===
-In 2011, co-founder [[Christopher Rokos]] gave a personal donation of £100,850 to the [[Conservative Party]].
+Co-founder [[Christopher Rokos]] has donated a number of times to the [[Conservative Party]] and is a member of the premier supporters club - [[The Leader's Group]].
 Co-founder [[Alan Howard]] also donated funds to Conservative MP [[Liam Fox]]'s office while he was in opposition.<ref>James Blitz, Elizabeth Rigby and Kiran Stacey, [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7ff94efc-f5c7-11e0-bcc2-00144feab49a.html#ixzz1ayZztl61 Doubts grow over how Fox pursues his goals], Ft.com, 13 October 2011.</ref>
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 *[[Alan Howard]] - co-founder
 *[[Jean-Philippe Blochet]] - co-founder, left in November 2009 to join [[Louis Bacon]]'s [[Moore Capital]], then leaving to focus on philanthropy.
-*[[Christopher Rokos]]
+*[[Christopher Rokos]] - co-founder, left in 2012 to set up his own asset management firm with Brevan's backing.
 *[[James Vernon]]  - co-founder and chief operating officer who left in July 2011. The FT reported industry insiders as describing this as a huge loss to the firm, because "As chief operating officer, Mr Vernon has been instrumental in Brevan Howard’s success." In 2009 Vernon was reported as saying that "the proposed EU directive on hedge-fund regulation would make it "impossible" for it to do business in the UK." <ref> Katya Wachtel, [http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-07-23/wall_street/30026557_1_brevan-howard-founders-firm#ixzz1ibRZrkKR Huge Loss For $32 Billion Hedge Fund Brevan Howard As Founder And COO Quits The Firm], July 23, 2011 acc 5 Jan 2012 </ref>
 *[[Trifon Natsis]]  - co-founder

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 ===Political donations===
 In 2011, co-founder [[Christopher Rokos]] gave a personal donation of £100,850 to the [[Conservative Party]].
 ==Affiliations==

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 :In a month in which equity markets worldwide have seen declines of more than 10 per cent, the gain comes as a vindication for the $32bn London-based fund manager, which for more than a year – like many of its peers – has struggled to make headway in volatile conditions. <ref> Sam Jones, [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/60634250-cf02-11e0-86c5-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz1ibGtuAVV Brevan Howard capitalises on turmoil], Financial Times, 25 August 2011, acc 15.12.2011 </ref>
-==Political donations===
+===Political donations===
-In 2011 co-founder [[Christopher Rokos]] gave £100,850 to the [[Conservative Party]].
+In 2011, co-founder [[Christopher Rokos]] gave a personal donation of £100,850 to the [[Conservative Party]].
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 *[[Alan Howard]] - co-founder
 *[[Jean-Philippe Blochet]] - co-founder, left in November 2009 to join [[Louis Bacon]]'s [[Moore Capital]], then leaving to focus on philanthropy.
-*[[Christopher Rokos]]  - co-founder, in 2011 donated £100,850 to the [[Conservative Party]]
+*[[Christopher Rokos]]
 *[[James Vernon]]  - co-founder and chief operating officer who left in July 2011. The FT reported industry insiders as describing this as a huge loss to the firm, because "As chief operating officer, Mr Vernon has been instrumental in Brevan Howard’s success." In 2009 Vernon was reported as saying that "the proposed EU directive on hedge-fund regulation would make it "impossible" for it to do business in the UK." <ref> Katya Wachtel, [http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-07-23/wall_street/30026557_1_brevan-howard-founders-firm#ixzz1ibRZrkKR Huge Loss For $32 Billion Hedge Fund Brevan Howard As Founder And COO Quits The Firm], July 23, 2011 acc 5 Jan 2012 </ref>
 *[[Trifon Natsis]]  - co-founder

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	:In a month in which equity markets worldwide have seen declines of more than 10 per cent, the gain comes as a vindication for the $32bn London-based fund manager, which for more than a year – like many of its peers – has struggled to make headway in volatile conditions. <ref> Sam Jones, [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/60634250-cf02-11e0-86c5-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz1ibGtuAVV Brevan Howard capitalises on turmoil], Financial Times, 25 August 2011, acc 15.12.2011 </ref>		:In a month in which equity markets worldwide have seen declines of more than 10 per cent, the gain comes as a vindication for the $32bn London-based fund manager, which for more than a year – like many of its peers – has struggled to make headway in volatile conditions. <ref> Sam Jones, [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/60634250-cf02-11e0-86c5-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz1ibGtuAVV Brevan Howard capitalises on turmoil], Financial Times, 25 August 2011, acc 15.12.2011 </ref>

		+	==Political donations===
	In 2011 co-founder [[Christopher Rokos]] gave £100,850 to the [[Conservative Party]].		In 2011 co-founder [[Christopher Rokos]] gave £100,850 to the [[Conservative Party]].

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	:In a month in which equity markets worldwide have seen declines of more than 10 per cent, the gain comes as a vindication for the $32bn London-based fund manager, which for more than a year – like many of its peers – has struggled to make headway in volatile conditions. <ref> Sam Jones, [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/60634250-cf02-11e0-86c5-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz1ibGtuAVV Brevan Howard capitalises on turmoil], Financial Times, 25 August 2011, acc 15.12.2011 </ref>		:In a month in which equity markets worldwide have seen declines of more than 10 per cent, the gain comes as a vindication for the $32bn London-based fund manager, which for more than a year – like many of its peers – has struggled to make headway in volatile conditions. <ref> Sam Jones, [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/60634250-cf02-11e0-86c5-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz1ibGtuAVV Brevan Howard capitalises on turmoil], Financial Times, 25 August 2011, acc 15.12.2011 </ref>
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		+	In 2011 co-founder [[Christopher Rokos]] gave £100,850 to the [[Conservative Party]].

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 Entities related to Brevan Howard Asset Management: BH Global; BH Macro; Brevan Howard Asia Fund; Brevan Howard Emerging Market Strategies Fund; Brevan Howard Master Fund Ltd; Brevan Howard Credit Catalysts; Brevan Howard Macro FX; [[Swiss Reinsurance]] <ref> [http://www.hedgetracker.com/fund/Brevan-Howard-Asset-Management Brevan Howard Asset Management - Investor Profile] </ref>